First INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON THE COQUI FROG
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/coqui/conf08.asp
Naniloa Volcanoes Resort, Crown Room, 93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI 96720
February 7 – 9, 2008
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FOR ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
DEADLINE: Received by November10, 2007
Preferred Presentation type (check one): Oral Presentation (20 minutes with Q & A)
Poster Presentation (4 x 4 ft [122 x 122 cm] maximum)
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Authors and Affiliations: (if more than 6 authors, attach Names and Affiliations of additional authors on a separate sheet)
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Submit completed form AND your abstract as a Microsoft Word attachment in the format described in Guidelines for Abstracts (see below) to or
If you do not have access to e-mail, mail completed form AND your abstract on a PC compatible disk or readable CD to UH CTAHR, P.O. Box 1448, Kea`au, HI 96749-1448
Presenter’s Information:
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Daytime Phone number (include country code) FAX number (include country code)
After completing this form, print a copy for yourself, then save the file onto your computer using the Save As option to rename it (sample file name: Last Name First Name one or two key words in Abstract). Send this renamed file and your abstract file as e-mail attachments to or Or print the completed form and mail it with your abstract in electronic form to UH CTAHR, PO Box 1448, Kea`au, HI 96749-1448.
Abstract Submission Form
The Abstract Submission form is a form-fillable Adobe PDF file. After completing it, print a copy for yourself, then save the file onto your computer using the Save As option to rename it (sample file name: Last Name First Name one or two key words in Abstract). Send this renamed file and your abstract file as e-mail attachments to or
If you do not have access to e-mail, print the completed Abstract Submission form (either in Adobe or by typewriter) and mail it with your abstract in electronic form on a readable CD or 3.5” floppy disk to UH CTAHR, PO Box 1448, Kea`au, HI 96749-1448. Handwritten submissions will not be considered.
Guidelines for Abstracts
Submit abstracts in English as a MS Word file named as follows: Author Last Name Author First Name First Four Words of Title (Sample File Name: Jacobsen Christopher Irradiation of Maconellicoccus hirsutus). E-mail your completed Abstract Submission form and abstract as e-mail attachments to or E-mails must be received by November 10, 2007.
If you do not have access to e-mail, mail your completed Abstract Submission form AND your abstract on a PC compatible disk or readable CD to UH CTAHR, P.O. Box 1448, Kea`au, HI 96749-1448. Mailings must be received by November 10, 2007.
All contributions submitted for oral presentations will be reviewed by the conference committee. The presenting author of those abstracts not selected for oral presentation will be given the opportunity to submit a poster instead. Authors will be notified of acceptance by December 10, 2007. The decision of the conference organizers will be final.
Use 12-point, Times New Roman font, single-spaced, with no tabs ,indents, paragraph formatting or bullets throughout the abstract. Left margin: 1.25” (3.2 cm); Right , Top and Bottom margins: 1” (2.5 cm); Orientation: Portrait; Text: Left-justified; Paper size: 8.5 x 11 (W x H) (21.6 x 28 cm).
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Sample Abstract:
TITLE (Use upper and lower case, in bold)
AUTHORS (see example of format below)
AFFILIATIONS (include institution and mailing address; use superscript numerals after each author to denote different affiliations if necessary)
ABSTRACT (use upper and lower case- 500 words maximum excluding title, authors and affiliations; include objectives, results, conclusions)
Sample Abstract:
Irradiation of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) for Phytosanitation of Agricultural Commodities
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Jacobsen, Christopher M. and Arnold H. Hara
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Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, 875 Komohana Street, Hilo, HI 96720,
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Studies on the tolerance of pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), to ionizing irradiation were undertaken to determine the dose needed to disinfest commodities of this pest. Overall, radiotolerance of M. hirsutus was found to increase with maturity. Target doses of 50 Gy reduced eclosion of eggs to <50%, but doses as great as 750 Gy did not eliminate hatching during the study. At 100 Gy, M. hirsutus eggs, crawlers, and nymphs were controlled, because progeny were not produced despite crawlers and nymphs living for much longer periods than unexposed individuals. Fecundity of treated crawlers and nymphs was greatly impacted by treatment of 100 Gy; crawlers developing into adults produced no eggs, and 10 adults of 3,983 treated nymphs (0.25%) produced 309 eggs. Few adult females exposed as nymphs deposited eggs because male nymphs died during development, which left the females unfertilized. By comparison, 89% of female nymphs treated at 100 Gy and mated as adults with nonirradiated males produced a total of 1,447 eggs (19 eggs per female). Evidence from this study suggests M. hirsutus reproduces sexually, not parthenogenetically. Adults, the most resistant stage, exposed to target doses of 100 Gy produced eggs that were 1.2% viable, from which a small portion of individuals successfully completed development and produced progeny. A target dose of 250 Gy was sufficient to control adult M. hirsutus because, at that dose, none of the eggs produced by 3,093 irradiated adults eclosed. The minimum dose needed to ensure quarantine security is between 100 and 250 Gy.
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Guidelines for Oral Presentations
Oral presentations will be limited to 20 minutes in length (maximum), including a question-and-answer period. All presentations must be in MS PowerPoint format and conducted in English. A PC laptop and LED project will be provided at the conference. Please bring your presentation on a flash drive, readable CD or 3.5” floppy disk – all presentations will be loaded onto the laptop prior to the beginning of each day’s session.
Guidelines for Poster Presentations
Posters must be no larger than 4 x 4 ft (122 x 122 cm). Font size should be legible from a viewing distance of 6 feet (183 cm) (e.g., 20-point in Times New Roman or 18-point in Arial). Objectives, materials and methods, results and conclusion should be presented concisely in English and in table or figure formats, if appropriate. Bulletin boards will be provided at designated areas. Presenters are responsible for affixing their own posters onto these boards – please bring your own supplies (tape, tacks, hook-and-loop fastener, etc.). All posters must be ready for posting on the first day of the conference. Presenters must be accessible during the poster session on Thursday evening for discussion with viewers. Posters will remain in place until Saturday mid-morning for viewing. Posters may be taken down after the mid-morning break on Saturday, February 9, 2008.
Special Assistance
If you need special assistance due to a disability, please notify conference contacts listed below as soon as possible to discuss accommodations. Please also include this information on your Registration form.
Contacts
Shenandoah Marr (808) 981-8285 (x244)
Karen Shiroma (808) 961-8065
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